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Journalists

Thu= rsday, May 07, 2009

11:= 50 AM

Cover news for= the media

 

Good deal of discretion to interpret stories

Can inject the= ir views into news stories

 

FDR and Kenned= y were well liked by the press

Got favorable coverage

FDR was never shown in a compromising position

Kennedy opened up the White House to reporters

 

Nixon would no= t go off script and answer questions

Would claim he could not hear them

So they often portrayed him as asleep and not involved

 

Conservatives = often found that reporters are liberal

Data perhaps shows that many voted for democrats

Not absolute

Most try to maintain a balance

Some conservative media

Rupert Murdoch

Fox

 

Some president= s more friendly during campaign

Rules tighten as campaign goes on

 

 

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Journalists

Thu= rsday, May 07, 2009

11:= 50 AM

Cover news for= the media

 

Good deal of discretion to interpret stories

Can inject the= ir views into news stories

 

FDR and Kenned= y were well liked by the press

Got favorable coverage

FDR was never shown in a compromising position

Kennedy opened up the White House to reporters

 

Nixon would no= t go off script and answer questions

Would claim he could not hear them

So they often portrayed him as asleep and not involved

 

Conservatives = often found that reporters are liberal

Data perhaps shows that many voted for democrats

Not absolute

Most try to maintain a balance

Some conservative media

Rupert Murdoch

Fox

 

Some president= s more friendly during campaign

Rules tighten as campaign goes on